Pregnancy Complicated by Gorham-Stout Disease and Refractory Chylothorax

• Main Authors: Jessica Hellyer (Author), Hunter Oliver-Allen (Author), Majid Shafiq (Author), Alisha Tolani (Author), Maurice Druzin (Author), Michael Jeng (Author), Stanley Rockson (Author), Robert Lowsky (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction Gorham-Stout Disease (GSD) is a rare disorder of bony destruction due to lymphangiomatosis, and is often triggered by hormones. One complication of GSD is the development of chylothorax, which carries a high mortality rate. Very little experience has been published to guide man...